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nihilism

🇬🇧 UK/'naiilizm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The belief that life has no meaning or purpose; rejection of all moral, religious, or social values and institutions

虚无主义(认为生命毫无意义,否定一切道德、宗教和社会价值观)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
nihilnothing
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=nihilism

Common Collocations

  • 1.radical nihilism激进的虚无主义
  • 2.philosophical nihilism哲学虚无主义
  • 3.existential nihilism存在主义虚无主义

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Radical nihilism rejects all traditional values and meaning.

  • 2.

    Philosophical nihilism questions whether objective truth exists.

  • 3.

    Existential nihilism suggests that life has no inherent purpose.

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